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he can govern as pro-life or pro-choice guy. who knows? >> ted kennedy said i'm pro-choice, my opponent is multiple choice. >> to your -- the thing you are getting at a second ago is fundamental. the reason the president was ahead by five or six pointed in september he was doing -- you did a segment on the show at the time -- he was overperforming with white, blue collar women, waitress moms. >> according to the waitress moms as coined by ron brownstein. >> so the problem he's had since denver he's lost some of the advantage. so now you have a debate that is focused on women and it's focused on women who have particular kinds of economic concerns. the president before, the president's campaign thought, they could win and maintain their gender gap by focusing on the social component of contraceptive plan, they made a shift, you're right. they're not wrong on the substance of it but it's a political shift to try to take what our senate issues that have a social cast to them and also an economic component and refocus on the economic component
he can govern as pro-life or pro-choice guy. who knows? >> ted kennedy said i'm pro-choice, my opponent is multiple choice. >> to your -- the thing you are getting at a second ago is fundamental. the reason the president was ahead by five or six pointed in september he was doing -- you did a segment on the show at the time -- he was overperforming with white, blue collar women, waitress moms. >> according to the waitress moms as coined by ron brownstein. >> so the...
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this is all thing government did. tax rates soared. top marginal tax rate in 1994 was 84%. it stayed close to that for a while. government made a decision to create this middle class, and one thing was wrong with that. that it left a lot of african-americans and latinos out. all of these programs that i've described left out either affirmative -- people of color. there are two problems. white people don't necessarily believe they got help. they think we did it all on their own. they did do a lot of it on their own. people of color say, you guys got help we didn't get and we're like, wait, we didn't get any help, what are you talking about? that's a kind of fractured narrative i wish we could talk about difference tly. the other thing that happened in the '60s, movements we thought were very successful that we love scared a lot of people. they fused their reaction to rapid social change, even some not good social change, with the liberation of the '60s and republican party played on those fears around race, around welfare, around government. >> thus we end up with the modern
this is all thing government did. tax rates soared. top marginal tax rate in 1994 was 84%. it stayed close to that for a while. government made a decision to create this middle class, and one thing was wrong with that. that it left a lot of african-americans and latinos out. all of these programs that i've described left out either affirmative -- people of color. there are two problems. white people don't necessarily believe they got help. they think we did it all on their own. they did do a...
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you saw where that led us to a government surplus in 23 million jobs created. the republicans in the next decade, did all the same sorts of things that mitt romney would like to do today, passed a tax cut for the wealthiest that led to the lowest pace of job creation since world war ii, stripped back oversight from wall street a financial house of cards that collapsed in 2008. so president clinton made clear this isn't some sort of economic theory, we've tried these policies before and you saw where we ended up. let's pursue those that work. >> ben in terms of the strategy, we were talking about the fact that mitt romney has been trotting out i won't call it stakes, maybe dried pieces of chicken in terms of policy specifics, the $17,000 bucket, et cetera, is there concern that these are enough of a distraction to turn the dynamics of the debate away from a more aggressive posture that the president might take vis-a-vis mitt romney's obfuscation. >> the american people will be tuning in for specifics tonight. they know mitt romney can ably attack the president.
you saw where that led us to a government surplus in 23 million jobs created. the republicans in the next decade, did all the same sorts of things that mitt romney would like to do today, passed a tax cut for the wealthiest that led to the lowest pace of job creation since world war ii, stripped back oversight from wall street a financial house of cards that collapsed in 2008. so president clinton made clear this isn't some sort of economic theory, we've tried these policies before and you saw...
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. >> i'm not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce the revenues going to the government. my number one principle is, no tax cut that adds to the deaf. underline that. no tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> rorm's mney's insistence his cut is revenue neutral. monday he floated one idea to a local denver tv station. >> you could do something, for instance, as an option, you could say everybody's going to get up to a $17,000 deduction and use your charitable deduction, home mortgage deduction or others, health care deduction and fill that bucket if you will, $17,000 bucket, higher income people might have a lower number. >> last night romney ditched the $17,000 bucket and suggested he might make up a number. >> one of the various ways to bring down deductions, a single number, make up a number, 25,000, 50,000. >> yes, make up a number. anyway, who cares about specifics? or facts for that matter? instead, romney tried to remind voters about the president's broken promises. >> the president said he'd cut the deficit in half. unfortunately he doubled it the president did say h
. >> i'm not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce the revenues going to the government. my number one principle is, no tax cut that adds to the deaf. underline that. no tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> rorm's mney's insistence his cut is revenue neutral. monday he floated one idea to a local denver tv station. >> you could do something, for instance, as an option, you could say everybody's going to get up to a $17,000 deduction and use your charitable deduction, home...
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today our federal government for every dollar it spends it borrows cents on that dollar. ouy at the top there,ks ar our debt is going to be 2.5 times the size of our economy. >> according to the former political director of the iowa republican party, ryan may have no choice, quote, i hate to say th, but if ryan wants to run for national office again, he'll probably haveashe sh omy off of him. kurt, the stench of romney. not exactly what you want to hear someone from your party say. >> romney hasever before been accused of having anything like a stench. >> hhly saze >>he humanizing of mitt romney. >> i realized watching that tape of mitt romney and why he is uncomfortable and makes people el uncomfortable, the boss who might fire you and the plutocrat, also like your date's dad you're constantly meeting and he's a cd and'r awkward and don't want to be near it. >> john, the question of paul ryan and how he's been used or underused by the romney campaign, i think is an interesting one. the choice surprise a lot of people and the general thinking, perhaps, was that hey, mitt
today our federal government for every dollar it spends it borrows cents on that dollar. ouy at the top there,ks ar our debt is going to be 2.5 times the size of our economy. >> according to the former political director of the iowa republican party, ryan may have no choice, quote, i hate to say th, but if ryan wants to run for national office again, he'll probably haveashe sh omy off of him. kurt, the stench of romney. not exactly what you want to hear someone from your party say....
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exist because of the political oxygen that was created by the lack of immigration reform in the federal government. >> you know, jose, i want to hope it up to the panel a little bit here for a second. we talk a lot about republican policies on immigration. there's also the flipside in terms of as jose mentioned what some may see as broken props as far as immigration reform and also deportations. "the washington post" reports that 1 million immigrants have been illegal immigrants deported in four years, about 400,000 which is a record number. there is certainly a number to confront the immigrant community. the question is whether republicans seize it. alice, mitt romney said sunday night we have the to get hispanic voters to vote for our party and recent polls spell doom for us. >> what we're going to see more from the romney campaign speaking with some of them. we're still early in this process. and we're going to see more of his policies and specifically on this issue. one of the things we'll hear more about is romney's plans for modernizing legal immigration, something he wants to roll out. he's
exist because of the political oxygen that was created by the lack of immigration reform in the federal government. >> you know, jose, i want to hope it up to the panel a little bit here for a second. we talk a lot about republican policies on immigration. there's also the flipside in terms of as jose mentioned what some may see as broken props as far as immigration reform and also deportations. "the washington post" reports that 1 million immigrants have been illegal immigrants...
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but making college more affordable isn't something government can or should do alone. i was mentioning to your classmates, we're talking to colleges and universities about doing their part. and i've told congress to steer federal aid to schools that keep tuition affordable and provide good value and of tear students well. if colleges and universities can't stop their costs from going up, then the funding may get from taxpayers -- they get from taxpayers that should go down. we should steer it to schools that are really giving students the best deal. and states have to do their part. by making higher education a higher priority in their budgets. last year, over 40 states cut their higher education spending. these cuts have been among the largest drivers of public college tuition increases over the past decade. so we told states, if you can find new ways to bring down the cost of college make it easier for students to graduate, then we're going to help you do it. which is good news. [ applause ] and congress also has to do its part. [ applause ] right now, that means pre
but making college more affordable isn't something government can or should do alone. i was mentioning to your classmates, we're talking to colleges and universities about doing their part. and i've told congress to steer federal aid to schools that keep tuition affordable and provide good value and of tear students well. if colleges and universities can't stop their costs from going up, then the funding may get from taxpayers -- they get from taxpayers that should go down. we should steer it...
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the center for american progress shows that while the government invested $104 per person on science and technology research in 2010, the ryan budget would cut that by 24% by 2021, to just $79 per person. what's more, government investment in new technology including clean energy has become a bogeyman for romney supporters. >> you know how much money he invested in so-called green energy companies? $90 billion. $90 billion. >> the ryan budget also cuts $3 billion from clean energy in 2013 alone. big oil companies, however, would get a decade of tax breaks worth $40 billion and speaking of big oil, the ceo of exxonmobil hosted a fund-raiser for governor romney yesterday in houston, part of a $7 million fund-raising jag in the state. bill nye is the engineer guy, the author guy and of course, the science guy. now he's also taking on the moniker, the obama guy. welcome, bill nye, to the program. great to have you. >> thank you, alex. >> so bill, you have endorsed president obama and i guess i want to ask what about the president's platform do you find appealing and i guess second to tha
the center for american progress shows that while the government invested $104 per person on science and technology research in 2010, the ryan budget would cut that by 24% by 2021, to just $79 per person. what's more, government investment in new technology including clean energy has become a bogeyman for romney supporters. >> you know how much money he invested in so-called green energy companies? $90 billion. $90 billion. >> the ryan budget also cuts $3 billion from clean energy...
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and it underscores that point i mentioned previously about big government or bigger government or a government. >> some government. >> some nonprivate sector thing. >> and i really do think that that's been an underpinning of this campaign. do we want -- do we feel we need to pitch in together, want a government helping us or willing to go it alone. it underscores that point. >> i -- 52% of the state saying it's getting better this is the other thing. i don't understand this, maybe one of you do. when asked about who cares about people like you, 62% of ohioans say obama does care, 44% say romney cares. does not care obama gets 36, romney gets 52. here's what i don't understand. if you don't think mitt romney cares about people like you why would you vote for him? >> i guess there's some doubts as the polls also show about his leadership abilities and that's an area where romney is pulling a little stronger. these polls, they get these poor people on the phone, talking and answering a bunch of questions. i mean it really is -- it starts to get a little ridiculous when you have to parse all the
and it underscores that point i mentioned previously about big government or bigger government or a government. >> some government. >> some nonprivate sector thing. >> and i really do think that that's been an underpinning of this campaign. do we want -- do we feel we need to pitch in together, want a government helping us or willing to go it alone. it underscores that point. >> i -- 52% of the state saying it's getting better this is the other thing. i don't understand...
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it's just those other people that are giving government programs that they want cut. >> and that is right. that is what the concern is about mitt romney. you are right, he has gone on record saying something opposite of the quote just played. people have concerns about, if he ends up winning the nomination, what is going to be t the policy that will be adopted. and people are concerned about that. that clip right there highlights a large er concern and challeng. >> a broad concern shared by many corners of the republican party. chuck todd you thank you for the answers the movie trivia, and witt. >> movie trivia. >> watch for the florida results and analysis right here. coming up. he is endorsing the american people and now newt gingrich but is herman cain open to the idea of a romney nomination. we will ask him about that and month when he joins us live in studio. next on "now ". capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well, almost everybody... ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but i
it's just those other people that are giving government programs that they want cut. >> and that is right. that is what the concern is about mitt romney. you are right, he has gone on record saying something opposite of the quote just played. people have concerns about, if he ends up winning the nomination, what is going to be t the policy that will be adopted. and people are concerned about that. that clip right there highlights a large er concern and challeng. >> a broad concern...
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how does romney administration govern congress? how do you negotiate the thicket of cuts that are being proposed in the paul ryan budget? frank, we talked about the weak ochbs mitt romney but this stuff highlights it. you can understand why president obama's choosing today, perhaps a day that mitt romney's finally crowned the romneyee -- >> oh. >> i say this, only catches fire -- >> rachel, last week when she coined the phrase linjured. >> a couple things, one, we're all paying a lot closer attention than voters are. one of mitt romney's great hopes is that no one's paying quite as much attention to what he's saying now at this moment in time. >> except david axelrod is. >> one of the reasons it's wise of president obama to get out and talk about this, is it's a way of saying, people, at this moment pay attention when he shakes the etch a etch and saysisay something new you'll have this in your mind. >> people are talking about the gender gap has exploded over the last six weeks. >> he's leading in a general election matchup, obama
how does romney administration govern congress? how do you negotiate the thicket of cuts that are being proposed in the paul ryan budget? frank, we talked about the weak ochbs mitt romney but this stuff highlights it. you can understand why president obama's choosing today, perhaps a day that mitt romney's finally crowned the romneyee -- >> oh. >> i say this, only catches fire -- >> rachel, last week when she coined the phrase linjured. >> a couple things, one, we're all...
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one is much bigger role for government, heavy on entitlements. one is dismantling the entitlement programs as we know it. that's a great debate to have. if conservatives are going to come down and he's going -- >> but even in the schieffer interview, on one hand he's semi-endorsing -- >> he can't be amorphous forever. >> if you're mitt romney, who knows how long you can be. >> he'll have to get specific. he'll have to say the ryan plan is not as specific as his initial one but it is pretty darned specific. he has said i embrace it. now he has to live with that. he can dance around it in an interview here and there. you can't dance around it forever. >> he was asked about the grover norquist pledge, asked about the ten to one ratio, the simpson bowles plan endorses a three to one ratio, three to one cuts to revenue raisers. those are very specific numbers and mitt romney is going to have to i guess land on one side or the other. right now, he's straddling, effectively having his baklava and eating it, too. >> he told steven hayes that he would do
one is much bigger role for government, heavy on entitlements. one is dismantling the entitlement programs as we know it. that's a great debate to have. if conservatives are going to come down and he's going -- >> but even in the schieffer interview, on one hand he's semi-endorsing -- >> he can't be amorphous forever. >> if you're mitt romney, who knows how long you can be. >> he'll have to get specific. he'll have to say the ryan plan is not as specific as his initial...
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when you grow new pieces of government, they don't go away easily. there's no mission, short-term mission that is defined around a timeframe. ultimately, it grows and grows that is why there's question of do we need this all together. but in to the his credit, he did a good job moving the ball forward. >> it goes to presidential candidates wanting to repeal dodd-frank, even though it passed with republican votes. they want to do away with your authority. can i ask you a question, though? >> sure. >> do you think it's too little too late? i mean, didn't this administration have the banks sort of on their knees in 2009? wasn't that the time to get something done to regulate wall street? and didn't dodd-frank come long when they were back to being more powerful? >> had the consumer bureau been in place, we may have headed off the mortgage crisis, you need to take a long view of this, i think, we are trying make sure that there's things in place. -- >> this is an important answer to an important question but your boss is speaking and early. let's go pres
when you grow new pieces of government, they don't go away easily. there's no mission, short-term mission that is defined around a timeframe. ultimately, it grows and grows that is why there's question of do we need this all together. but in to the his credit, he did a good job moving the ball forward. >> it goes to presidential candidates wanting to repeal dodd-frank, even though it passed with republican votes. they want to do away with your authority. can i ask you a question, though?...
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what's the proper role of the federal government. conservatives have argued the federal government is doing too much basically predicating all of its powers on this notion of interstate commerce and they have long sought to narrow that and that was the part of the opinion that was ultimately good for those critics. but health care is a huge interstate problem and these exchanges and these approaches involve interstate solutions so that is where it makes sense to have the federal power. the other point between tax and penalty is, the reason why people don't like taxes is not just that grover norquist and a whole school of chamber of commerce, you know, attacks have really taken something they already didn't like and made it sound worse. it's also because people associate taxes as an automatic payment they make whether or not they use a service or whether or not they like what's going on. the reason why it matters when we talk about the difference, i think people who supported this which include both presidential candidates emphasize i
what's the proper role of the federal government. conservatives have argued the federal government is doing too much basically predicating all of its powers on this notion of interstate commerce and they have long sought to narrow that and that was the part of the opinion that was ultimately good for those critics. but health care is a huge interstate problem and these exchanges and these approaches involve interstate solutions so that is where it makes sense to have the federal power. the...
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i'm not sure i want the government dictating. look what women have done. i've worked for women almost all my life. they all got paid more than me. but they have started their own businesses. i mean most smalled byes are started by women because they don't want to be in the marketplace where they are subject to have -- they make as much money as their talent takes them and that's a market response. it may not be a complete response but we've come a long way. >> this is what market does. >> right. >> what incredible is how little progress that's been made. half a cent tri now sense we passed the equal pay act theda. has narrowed by half a cent in half a century. that's what the market does when left unregulated to its own devices. so clearly there needs to be intervention here to turn that around. talking about the same jobs. talking about equal pay for equal work, not different kinds of work. >> wall street said, just trust us. how did that work out? >> speaking of money, former gingrich donor sheldon addleson is putting his money $5 million worth in the co
i'm not sure i want the government dictating. look what women have done. i've worked for women almost all my life. they all got paid more than me. but they have started their own businesses. i mean most smalled byes are started by women because they don't want to be in the marketplace where they are subject to have -- they make as much money as their talent takes them and that's a market response. it may not be a complete response but we've come a long way. >> this is what market does....
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so they're prepared for a new government in syria. but they're very cautious as nick was saying in terms of how that will unfold. i think with the netanyahu/obama meeting we've moved the prospect of military action with iran to the right past november. that's one of the reasons why you know, getting through a diplomatic process and seeing what happens there will be critical to military calculations. you know down the road. i just want to underscore what nick just said about working within the region. i think we will inch our way towards some sort of humanitarian intervention eventually but the critical country will be turkey. it will have to lead this effort to open up safe havens you know within syria for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and some protection for the syrian population. >> it's worth noting there is an escalating situation in north korea. the north koreans are planning on launching a rocket in the next 72 hours, certainly something the president will have to contend with in the coming days. thank you, gentlemen f
so they're prepared for a new government in syria. but they're very cautious as nick was saying in terms of how that will unfold. i think with the netanyahu/obama meeting we've moved the prospect of military action with iran to the right past november. that's one of the reasons why you know, getting through a diplomatic process and seeing what happens there will be critical to military calculations. you know down the road. i just want to underscore what nick just said about working within the...
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this way, you are getting the people to make decision about government completely out of context. so right, it can be attractive decision to have this tax for that purpose, but the voters can't make a budget which is what california has had such trouble doing. you can't look at the global context and say, we'd like to spend money on this, but what else would we like to spend money on? maybe we would rather use the money for the purpose or the basic reasons they want to spend it on, so california has been tied in knots, but it is not how you make a budget. >> and special interest money is so prevalent and in many ways a m motor behind this. what is interesting is that at t the end of the day, there is the usc did a study of 2,314 initiatives have been on ball lots and only 14% have been approved. voters don't like to make the laws at the voting booth, jimmy. >> ballot initiatives are an abrogation to elect the members of the house and the senate. we lekt them to make laws, and when they fail to do that, this comes up. it is fear-baiting and always something used to scare something,
this way, you are getting the people to make decision about government completely out of context. so right, it can be attractive decision to have this tax for that purpose, but the voters can't make a budget which is what california has had such trouble doing. you can't look at the global context and say, we'd like to spend money on this, but what else would we like to spend money on? maybe we would rather use the money for the purpose or the basic reasons they want to spend it on, so...
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there are a lot of states that people say, i don't like the government, don't want the government in my life, but when something like this happens know who you want in your life, the government. it's a tricky position. he can't turn that far to the right that thinks you should offset any disaster spending with cuts in the budget which is his running mate paul ryan and house republican positions and those that say it's moral hazard to spend any money on federal disaster relief because we're borrow fromming our kids. if you want to give federal money to private contractors, we're fine with that. >> the remarks he made last year in the primary, he kouchds it in moral terms when nothing brings into sharp focus, more reality and our role as our brother's keeper as times like this. have to field those questions at this time. >> there are no fox holes and no anti-government conservatives in hurricanes. when the hurricane comes everyone wants big brother and help. because there is some problems only government has a scale to respond to and this is one of them. so i think the problem with tak
there are a lot of states that people say, i don't like the government, don't want the government in my life, but when something like this happens know who you want in your life, the government. it's a tricky position. he can't turn that far to the right that thinks you should offset any disaster spending with cuts in the budget which is his running mate paul ryan and house republican positions and those that say it's moral hazard to spend any money on federal disaster relief because we're...
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but on the personal side, yes, this is the model for how he would govern. and there's a fiction in american politics that campaigns are the dry run. they are not the dry run and we have seen good presidents with bad campaigns before them. the test, just like when people looked closely at obama's record, he voted present a lot. whether it was good or bad, it gave you an idea of his approach to resolving problems and helped him do well in illinois. to your point, alex, mitt romney did not roll up his sleeves and work closely with the legislators and people should know that and factor it in. >> and made wild miscalculations about how it worked. he encouraged and funded republicans to run against democrats, and unseat them and then the democrats won the election and then he came back and asked for their vote. hey, you may not want to try to unseat them if you want their support. let's talk about rick santorum. he is not giving up the math question. which is understandable. who wants to give up because of math. because there's the numbers game. the official dele
but on the personal side, yes, this is the model for how he would govern. and there's a fiction in american politics that campaigns are the dry run. they are not the dry run and we have seen good presidents with bad campaigns before them. the test, just like when people looked closely at obama's record, he voted present a lot. whether it was good or bad, it gave you an idea of his approach to resolving problems and helped him do well in illinois. to your point, alex, mitt romney did not roll up...
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we don't believe that the government should be helping people who refuse to help themselves. but we do believe in something called opportunity. we believe in a country where hard work pays off. where responsibility is rewards, everybody gets a fair shot and everybody doing their fair share and plays by the same rules, that's the country we believe in. that's what i believe in. that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. sy told you before and i will tell you again the the path i'm offering is not necessarily going to be quick or easy. because the truth is, it's going to take more than few years to solve challenges that built up over decades. but i can tell you this, virginia, this is america. our problems can be solved and our challenges can be met. we've got the best workers in the world, the best business people and entrepreneurs and scientists and researchers in the world, colleges and universities in the world. there's not a country on earth that wouldn't trade places with the united states of america. so the path i'm offering may be harder
we don't believe that the government should be helping people who refuse to help themselves. but we do believe in something called opportunity. we believe in a country where hard work pays off. where responsibility is rewards, everybody gets a fair shot and everybody doing their fair share and plays by the same rules, that's the country we believe in. that's what i believe in. that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. sy told you before and i will tell you...
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government jobs has been dramatic. the failure to put the money in the infrastructure is quite i ever dramatic. fact we are moving more and more into productivity increases, lower jobs, which is a condition barring new, new jobs, a new market. >> and you're talking about structural things. >> nobody talks about it. >> we talked about this a little bit yesterday on your esteemed show, martin. the long-term unemployment numbers. i mean they went down. it's 5.3 million americans are seeing long-term, 27 or more weeks unemployed. that went down 100,000, it was 5.4 million americans in february. part-time workers, this is a little bit of a silver lining fell from 818 million in february to 7.1 million in march. >> when we're replacing jobs we're talking about service sector jobs, low income jobs, the fact that our gdp or stock market prices may be going up, but the health, the domestic economy, the health is going down because we are not looking forward to say, what are the new industries? what are the areas of long-term de
government jobs has been dramatic. the failure to put the money in the infrastructure is quite i ever dramatic. fact we are moving more and more into productivity increases, lower jobs, which is a condition barring new, new jobs, a new market. >> and you're talking about structural things. >> nobody talks about it. >> we talked about this a little bit yesterday on your esteemed show, martin. the long-term unemployment numbers. i mean they went down. it's 5.3 million americans...
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we wouldn't stand for it in business but don't have much of a problem with it in governance. did you get a sense people are hungering for a third party or -- >> not so much that they're hungering for a third party so much as they're hungering for a voice that's theirs. that the two parties have become so corporateized and monolithic, everyday americans have a hard time looking at these parties saying that's where i fit, that's me. it's as if there were just two different pizza companies in the world, papa john's and domino's, you would say they kind of deliver pizzas but they're not my favorites. >> it's good enough for pizza, it's good enough for the country. meghan, i'm always interested in this topic. you wrote i do not completely understand the allure and taboo associated with marijuana. the few times i have partaken in smoking pot it has been a mild experience. it is a substance that will alter your mind frame and judgment but as someone who is highstrung and has a natural tendency to get nauseated i can see its appeal. this is what you learned on the road. >> i was livi
we wouldn't stand for it in business but don't have much of a problem with it in governance. did you get a sense people are hungering for a third party or -- >> not so much that they're hungering for a third party so much as they're hungering for a voice that's theirs. that the two parties have become so corporateized and monolithic, everyday americans have a hard time looking at these parties saying that's where i fit, that's me. it's as if there were just two different pizza companies...
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govern governor romney is only halfway. we're going to be competing very hard. last night in colorado's 7th congressional district, we won one of the three dels up for grabs in a district we did not expect to do as well in. so the exit of santorum means we'll be picking up a lot more delegates and we've always been poised to exside the delegate total that the media has been painting. but we're going to the convention to try to make ron the nominee. as far as issues i think the republican party and the independents that it needs to produce a winning coalition in the fall for a republican ticket i think transparency at the federal reserve. sound money and a real audit of the federal reserve is something that people from across the ideological spectrum can get behind the republican nominee and back no matter who that happens to be. >> jess oef, when we talk about the road ahead, i offer sometimes among close circles of associates a theory i have as far as the republican party. and i do think there is going to be some time spent on the psychologist's couch at the en
govern governor romney is only halfway. we're going to be competing very hard. last night in colorado's 7th congressional district, we won one of the three dels up for grabs in a district we did not expect to do as well in. so the exit of santorum means we'll be picking up a lot more delegates and we've always been poised to exside the delegate total that the media has been painting. but we're going to the convention to try to make ron the nominee. as far as issues i think the republican party...
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it's about role of government. >> fact checking departments all over this. you know "the new york times," washington post "the daily rundown." >> is that getting to the local media. >> that's not the fault of the media if the voters aren't hearing it. i mean the stuff is in there. "the new york times" is covering it. "the washington post" is covering it, "time" magazine had a cover story on what's up with facts these days in political races and a good story that had a lot of considering debunking of like what's happening. it's not that it's -- we aren't talking abo ing about it, why a voters reacting the way they should. >> we will talk about how voters are reacting to the latest romney high jinx, the ride on the romney carousel after the break. brought to you by the letter "r" while governor romney fires back at team obama over the latest attack ads featuring big bird jimmy fallon conjures memories of another show, mr. romney's neighborhood. >> hello, neighbor. you see this? it's called a wallet. inside of a wallet, that's where money goes. now, do you know
it's about role of government. >> fact checking departments all over this. you know "the new york times," washington post "the daily rundown." >> is that getting to the local media. >> that's not the fault of the media if the voters aren't hearing it. i mean the stuff is in there. "the new york times" is covering it. "the washington post" is covering it, "time" magazine had a cover story on what's up with facts these days in...
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this summer, he showed us once again he believes in government handouts and dependency by waiving the work requirement for welfare. >> we have discussed the validity of this contention and the fact that it's really not valid. it seems that at least one republican has acknowledged the falsity of these claims. i want to play sound from sam brownback earlier today on msnbc admitting that this stuff is false. let's take a listen. >> but you agree that these claims that the work requirement has been abolished are false? >> as far as i have seen, but i don't know all of the bases to it. >> is that the most we're going to get out of the republican party, as far as the truth? >> well, yes. keep in mind the republican staffer who crafted welfare reform in the '90s has actually said these attacks are false. there are people out there who are actually acknowledging truth. i think you're pointing at a larger issue here which is that last night, the predominant themes were based off of a widely debunked ad that the romney campaign has run on welfare as well as a distorted quote, the president sayi
this summer, he showed us once again he believes in government handouts and dependency by waiving the work requirement for welfare. >> we have discussed the validity of this contention and the fact that it's really not valid. it seems that at least one republican has acknowledged the falsity of these claims. i want to play sound from sam brownback earlier today on msnbc admitting that this stuff is false. let's take a listen. >> but you agree that these claims that the work...
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jobs, they spend money on government and create government created jobs through federal expenditures. that's their argument. >> and -- i don't understand the physical metaphor. the vision is gray suited bureaucrats dripping out of a faucet. >> but weird when, you know, half of the republican party or more than half is saying don't cut defense because it's going to cost us so many jobs. >> and that is their -- right. defense is spending of 4% of gdp -- >> trickle down government would be wars, right? >> we have to leave it there, unfortunately, my friend, but you are going to be continuing this conversation. >> oh, yeah. tomorrow on up a.m. we have great sound putting george w. bush and mitt romney side by side to see how much they're taking -- they're playbook correctly from him. >> i never get tired of george w. bush clips. >> we will be practicing our love tomorrow. deep cut. >> oh. practicing our love. yeah. >> coming up, the air up there, former vice president al gore comes up with a unique excuse regarding president obama's debate performance. we will ask our debate panel for th
jobs, they spend money on government and create government created jobs through federal expenditures. that's their argument. >> and -- i don't understand the physical metaphor. the vision is gray suited bureaucrats dripping out of a faucet. >> but weird when, you know, half of the republican party or more than half is saying don't cut defense because it's going to cost us so many jobs. >> and that is their -- right. defense is spending of 4% of gdp -- >> trickle down...
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only government intervention could have saved the auto industry and the government had to write a check. i thought it was interesting governor romney said he balanced the budget of the olympics. he balanced the budget because the federal government wrote him a $1.2 billion check. >> keep in mind he kept hammering the president on sequestration which is i think one of the great -- of the many whitewashes, how somehow sequestration is a problem for the white house and hammered him on the fact he wants to cut government spending on defense spending. it's okay to cut spending across the board for the poor and working class but nor to the defense sector. >> don't you think the president was very effective when he said that the ten biggest spenders in the world don't spend more than we do on defense. i think the american people have to hear the truth on that. >> yeah. >> sorry, alex. >> these are two guys who managed to turn a question about gun control into a discussion about the importance of two parent family. so they're going to talk about what they want to talk about. you're right. their
only government intervention could have saved the auto industry and the government had to write a check. i thought it was interesting governor romney said he balanced the budget of the olympics. he balanced the budget because the federal government wrote him a $1.2 billion check. >> keep in mind he kept hammering the president on sequestration which is i think one of the great -- of the many whitewashes, how somehow sequestration is a problem for the white house and hammered him on the...
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government approve the keystone pipeline, 20% saying no. did the white house have any option but to do something on this? >> no, it didn't. >> to have the illusion of. >> of doing something. i think the southern portion would go forward regardless what if the president is saying today. notice all of his rhetoric is around energy and energy exploration because people are upset about gas prices and they pay 4 bucks a gallon, there is a good reason to be upset. she's correct, little the president can do directly short-term to impact gas prices. that's the iranian situation, a number of middle eastern issues. this is not something that obama can control but he needs to talk about it. people want to hear the president say i know what you're feeling because of gas prices. this is what i'm doing. >> does it work? do americans say oh, he is doing something. >> sure. of course. it's political football and it's pretty good political football. if it was -- if it is entirely politics for the republicans to blame him for $4 gas, that's ridiculous, so in
government approve the keystone pipeline, 20% saying no. did the white house have any option but to do something on this? >> no, it didn't. >> to have the illusion of. >> of doing something. i think the southern portion would go forward regardless what if the president is saying today. notice all of his rhetoric is around energy and energy exploration because people are upset about gas prices and they pay 4 bucks a gallon, there is a good reason to be upset. she's correct,...
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our government has an absolute moral commitment to help every american help themselves. today that fundamental commitment has been broken. i see we're sharpening the rhetoric. it will be an exciting race to november. realcle realclearpolitics carl cannon, thank you. everybody should download that e-book as soon as this program is over. >>> we'll be right back. >>> time for entry premuir of the week. will dean developed tough mudder, based on special forces training, it's a miles-long obstacle course that inspiring people and builds teammork. tough mudder will earn more than $70 million. for more watch "your business" on msnbc. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! >>> have you and urine attorneys produced internally the materials responsive to the subpoenas? >> we believe
our government has an absolute moral commitment to help every american help themselves. today that fundamental commitment has been broken. i see we're sharpening the rhetoric. it will be an exciting race to november. realcle realclearpolitics carl cannon, thank you. everybody should download that e-book as soon as this program is over. >>> we'll be right back. >>> time for entry premuir of the week. will dean developed tough mudder, based on special forces training, it's a...
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they don't want the government to be part of it. i think that it is going -- obama already had problems with the catholic vote. i think ryan can help romney shore that up a little bit or even quite a bit. but again, it's very unusual i think to see the bishops come out and start to push the poverty issue because they were so aggressively involved in the health care debate on the abortion issue specifically and to see them bring in focus will force other catholics to focus as well. >> two sides of the church as well opposing the contraception mandate and on the other hand fighting for the poor and working class. i guess the question, this is what i wonder, the president is dispatched his chief emissary to suburban working voters. joe biden is out on the trail right now, tenacious as ever. my guess would be, you need paul ryan to play among that same subset of white working class catholic voters, that the evangelical sort of more formalized bishop-loving catholics, the ones that are described, are already going to go for mitt romney.
they don't want the government to be part of it. i think that it is going -- obama already had problems with the catholic vote. i think ryan can help romney shore that up a little bit or even quite a bit. but again, it's very unusual i think to see the bishops come out and start to push the poverty issue because they were so aggressively involved in the health care debate on the abortion issue specifically and to see them bring in focus will force other catholics to focus as well. >> two...
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morning rally he condemned the affordable care act as government invasion. >> he also thinks that the government can do a better job than you in the way you live your life and obama care is point number one. nt p bureaucrats between you and your doctor, believes the government should tell you what kind of insurance you have to have. >> the very same day, specifically eight hours and 15 minus later, romney made the case for, wait for it, the tghthai as ature piece of well, we've talked about my record of massachusetts, don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. 100% of the kids in our state have health insurance. i don't think there's anything that shows more empathy and care about the people of this country than tha kind of record. >> ye titt romney making the case for government-sponsored health care, the one part of his record he wasn't supposed to mention until he was safely ensconced in 1600 pennsylvania avenue. one thing the republican party agreed it's firmly against, the oneng titmn has said he will definitely, without question, no ifs, ands, or buts repeal on day one o
morning rally he condemned the affordable care act as government invasion. >> he also thinks that the government can do a better job than you in the way you live your life and obama care is point number one. nt p bureaucrats between you and your doctor, believes the government should tell you what kind of insurance you have to have. >> the very same day, specifically eight hours and 15 minus later, romney made the case for, wait for it, the tghthai as ature piece of well, we've...
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we had the government funding fights over abortion funding. >> this is not abortion. >> this though, at least to me is coming across as a political issue of my church is being instructed to do something it not comfortable with, i may be about contraceptives but i do not want my church run over like this, do you see the difference? >> that is why i'm clarifying. it's not a church. we were talking about hospitals, religiously affiliated hospitals that employee the public and get millionss of federal funds, they operate in the public space, we are not talking about churches and that has been the issue here, women, and i think this, again, the principal that the administration has been clear on, women deserve access to health care, including birth control coverage regardless of where they work. that is the principal here, i think -- and as you say, if you look at the polling on this. this is birth control coverage is popular among everyone in america including catholics. >> cecil, i guess, i guess the question is, in terms of the messaging, the right has been incredibly effective. every
we had the government funding fights over abortion funding. >> this is not abortion. >> this though, at least to me is coming across as a political issue of my church is being instructed to do something it not comfortable with, i may be about contraceptives but i do not want my church run over like this, do you see the difference? >> that is why i'm clarifying. it's not a church. we were talking about hospitals, religiously affiliated hospitals that employee the public and...